Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-02

ton OF their public affairs. The proof Of
this now beauties your city, for am
told that your spacious and handsome
State House just completed was actual
~ built within the limit of its expense,
originally fixed in these days of waste.
extravaganza, and miscalculation in re-
gard TO public buildings This is a
thing so unusual that You may we'll be
proud Of it. So far rs your city is con-
cCrned, it las been quite lately report
cd as having the lowest tax-rate of all
the cities of the country with a popu-
Iation of $4,000 and upwards excepting
two. ] an at this moment much i'm
pressed with another thought connected
with this place. Its suggestion cannot
iail 70 awaken in your minds an affec-
| tiOnate sentiment. and its subject di-
reefs the interested attention of the ma
ton TO this spot. Here lived and died
a man, Nsur neighbor and your friend,
whose name was q household word
throughout the land trusted and re-
spocted 10y his fellOw-men and by them
invested with the highest civil trusts
a loyal, true son OF your State. Amid
bis honors he never forgot the people
of Indiana and his fellowto wnsmen of
indianapolis, and while he loved YOU
well he brought honor TO you by his
faithful discharge Of the functions of
public Office and 10y firm devotion and
adherence 90 patriotic principles. All
Will join Won in the respect you cherish
for lis memory, and the kindly tender
thought OF the people of the land will
always turn TO your city as the place
where Your distinguished citizen lived
and died, and where rests his remains
among the Surroundings he 50 much
cDjoyed. 1t is, therefore, not only
| gratifying TO me TO be with You rs a
| citizen of indianapolis, but to be able
| to greet Won as friends and neighbors
Of the man IGNORED by the nation and
connected with me 10y ties of friend
ship, by The fortunes Of political life,
and in the discharge of public duty.
At the conclusion OF the speeches the
citizens passed through the rOtunda in
files of three columns, not all being adj
mittcd, several hundred being left wait
ing. At ! 80 o'clock the President and
wife and immediate party called upon
Mrs Hendricks, where an elegant lunch
was provided very UNEXPECTEDLY, which
somewhat delayed the further march.
1t was 2:30 O clock before the procession
again started. Going north on Me-
Iidian street to ex-senator Me
| Donald's home, where Mrs. Mcdonald
had prepared a lunch and invited the
| party OF sixty TO sit down with the dis
,inguishod guests. After brief call
here the line of march was taken up
for tic Union depot, where they arrived
shortly after half-past 3, and as soon as
| possible started for Terre Haute. The
weather continued ftful all through
the day, Init there was no actual rain.
TERRE HAUTE, IND., October l.
The train left indianapolis half an hour
late, hut the time was made up before
it reached Tene IIaute. The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland expressed
themselves as delighted with the
warmth and cordiality Of their recep-
iion, and with the general appearance
of the town, its inhabitants. and its
| public buildings.
4 single accident only marrcd the
| pleasure Of the visit. On the way to
| the depot horse ridden by member
| Of the Governors staff Immediately in
| front of the Presidents carriage be-
came alarmed, reared, threw its rider,
and fell upon him. The man was as
sisted To his feet, but was laid upon the
| packing at the side of the street, and
remained there, surrounded by knot
| of bis comrades, as the procession
| moved past. The time for leaving was
| already up, and the visitors were driven
TO the depot without learning the
name of the injured gentleman.
At Terre Haute station a crowd of
several thousand persons thronged the
track and platforms and made the dis
embaIkation Of the party a difficult
ard somewhat dangerous proceeding.
! he President was received by Senator
Voorhees,, oX-Secretary Thompson, and
a committee, and, with his compan-
ions, was driven to the Normal School
building, in front Of which a stand had
been erected for the formalities of the
reception. The populace seemed on
fire with enthusiasm. Thousands Of
national flags were flying from windows
along the way, and many buildings were
| elaborately decorated with bunting. 1t
was dark before the procession reached
its stand, and the time for the depar-
ture of the train was already past. The
great square contained, as nearly as
could be estimated by the glare of the
electric light, more than 10000 per-
sons. Senator Voorhees, called the as
semblage to order, asked for silence,
and announced that Hon. Richard
Thompson would welcome to Terre
Haute the President OF the United
States.
Mr.. Thompson. in the course Of his
speech Of welcome, dwelt briefly upon
the boundless resources of the Missis-
sippi Valley. to which the President was
milking his first visit. He spoke of the
pride of the people of Terre Haute, in
the Wabash Valley, and especially in
their beautiful city. He asked leave 70
anticipate that when the President
should have seen more Of the West he
might realize more than ever how much
there was for all to keep the United
States in the front ranks of nations,
and conceive those principles for which
the fathers fought.
The President replied as follows:
have travelled now through the State
of Indiana and seen something OF 1t:
fertility and wealth and a little oI
its people. 1t seems fitting that a:
we leave its borders we should
after the manner OF parting guests
pause for moment and express the
pleasure which brief visit to yom
State has afforded. / am told, too, thai
Terre Haute is one of the most beauti
full cities of which Indiana boasts, anC
this causes me to regret that know Sc
little about it and have so little oppor
tunity now to see it. The fact tina
this particular neighborhood forms
the richest portion OF yer,
iich and productive State is
cause of congratulation which doubt
less you fully appreciate; but OF al
your products perhaps the most wide
| Unknown is the "tall sycamore of tn
Wabash, " for this place has been prett.
well advertised as the home OF that par
ticular lofty tree. During the last tw'
and half years have become somswha
acquainted with this sycamore anC
have made up my mind that he hs
height enough and size enough TO
any locality or for any purpose
The name of your city indicate
| 10 haautifnl and commanding location